[M. R. Mathias]

It's not Hemingway its a one dollar short story...lol besides a few commas gives you guys something to talk about. If readers even notice then they need to be writers not readers. Authors always notice. And yes it was read by two people other than myself. Both highly educated educators. I can only think that the story had them so enthralled that they missed the few grammar mistakes.

And FYI if you uploaded it yesterday You would be getting a better edit than you would if you uploaded it last week.... Such is the digital world we live in! Thanks for the info though. It is selling at Amazon. Everything does. It just doesnt sell at Smashwords because everyone wants free books there.

As for the inconsistencies, well he's a pixie in a fairy tale. He is supposed to be strange. I call/refer to my dad as 'my dad' and 'my father' both. Don't you? That's normal not abnormal. It would be abnormal for him not to have variances and slang in his speech and action. He isn't a robot.